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monishing

monishing is the present participle and gerund of monish.

Meaning of monish

Verb

monish (third-person singular simple present monishes, present participle monishing, simple past and past participle monished)

  1. (archaic) To admonish; to warn.
    • monish him gentlya. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […]...

Questions about monishing

What is monishing the present participle and gerund of?
Monishing is the present participle and gerund of monish.

Words near monishing in the dictionary

  1. Monique
  2. Monireh
  3. monish
  4. monished
  5. monishes
  6. monishing
  7. monishment
  8. monishments
  9. monism
  10. monisms
  11. monisotopic

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